Takasue's daughter
Takasue's Daughter | |
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Statue of Takasue's Daughter | |
| Born | c. 1008 |
| Died | 1058 or later |
| Occupations | Poet Provincial Governor Author |
| Spouse | Tachibana no Toshimichi (husband) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Sugawara no Takasue |
Sugawara no Takasue no musume (菅原孝標女; c.1008 – after 1059), also known as Takasue's Daughter and Lady Sarashina, was a Japanese noble woman, poet, and author best known for writing the Sarashina Nikki, a Heian period travel diary recording her life and travels from her teenage years to her fifties. She is also attributed by some scholars as the author of Hamamatsu Chūnagon Monogatari and Yoru no Nezame. Her personal name is unknown.